The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09
Another Open letter from b. r
Garter.


EVANSVILLE, aug oV. 1907.
ED,ToR CouksER: If sny thing more
were needed TO prove the hepublicat
party has outlived its uee:0lheAs. Il ID
found In the sysselnssic way ~ which
they o = party. through their .
mouth piecee. attempt 10 shut on al skita-
ton or free speech that IN any way tends
TO show up their dfiFeIin9 hypocricy
upon questions affecting THE prosperity
Of the entire country.
In order 20 be fair. but without any
hope that their organ (Areus) would
pubIiah my 'open letter." sfilt Il COPY
and to-day received copy Of that paper
from some friend but search with Z spy
glass fails TO discover word or sn a.
iusion 10 said letter. Some one writing
from Ireland says the committee spolile-
" ordered Mr.. b. =. Carter to erase
speaking a. they did not want any Pro-
hibilion speeches." An! there Il just
where thought the shoe pinched 81
The time, and now the Argus. BY print
ing this statement from the ireland cor
respondent. virtually acknowledges Tor
the whole Republican party, They
don't want any Prohibition speeches."
Neither would I. II d. the Republican
party ] WAS reekimg al over with the
filth aud corruption Of association
with aud protection ofthe Liquor League
for the past IS years. ~ that psrty's
record plainly shows. "Dont want any
Prohibition speeches" No, I suppose
they do not want the terms OF the sale
made known, whereby the Republican
managers bsrgained away not only the
rights OF every Christian voter, but
agreed 10 and did nulIify the eth Com
Imandmcns Of Gods Holy Law, By the
18th resolution Of the Philadelphia plat
form iu 1879. known q the Raster reso-
luton, which Was explained by IL au-
thor, Herman Raster, 4 noted brewer OF
Chicago. 10 mean "opposition 10 al
Temperance aud Sunday iaw-."-all Tor
THE sake Of the whisky aud beer vote 10
secure the election Of General Grant.
Nc Prohibition speeches im theirs. 10 you
lplesee. because that means vcntiIatinr
of their party record, . showing np ~
~ their treachery and drbauchrfy nnsi
ldsInnable hypocrisy 10 Tcmperanre pess-
Iple, while claiming 10 be their hest and
only friend. They arc now driven from
the position Of friend 10 Temperance
people and half way sckno led king
their sins, claim they are better Tenn.
IpcrAnce party than tho Democrats.
leave the rolntion OF this problem t. thu
Courier simply remarkinr. by the way.
that thar II not setting up very high
standard.
| The Ireland quiIl-dfiver fails 10 state
ihow politely / was Invited 10 make the
speech on Prohibition, or how plainly II
was announced two hours befofb my
time. that l would speak. or how glee-
fully the Republicans enjoyed nv ex.
coriation Of the Democratic party and
could not see any thing amiss In speaker
saving all the hard thines about thai
party which facts or fancy dictated.
\ But, oh my how very religious they be-
came A. soon - their own dear old rot
ten psrty's record began 70 be unrolled
ito public gaze.
i But have said enough, an not in.
lclined TO strike man or party who will
not strike back, and while Il wss niosi
cowardly to take advantage or the op-
lportunity to insult me, will simply
have the pleasure Of remem beting that
COMMITTEE as : Get Of men who dare NOT
Openly esp0usc their cause from the plat.
I!forln. Allowing them while yelling fot
free spcech, and fair Count for the ne
Ilgro in the South, to remember how the
came privileges were denied : white
.lman who carried nusket TO save to the
.lcitizens OF this country the prerogatites
lof free man. Respectfully.
B.F. CARrER.